Revised Literal Translation

Joel 2:12-14

12Therefore also now, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,turnשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725ye evento me with all your heartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824,and with fastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685,and with weepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065,and with mourningוּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.PedH4553:

13And rendוְקִרְע֤וּve.kir.'UH7167your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824,and not your garmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899,and turnוְשׁ֖וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725unto Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: for he isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587and mercifulוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,and of greatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,and repentethוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162him of the evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

14Who knowethיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045ifhe will returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725and repentוְנִחָ֑םve.ni.ChamH5162,and leaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604a blessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him; evena grain offeringמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503and a drink offeringוָנֶ֔סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

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